Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The prophet Muhammad had participated in several battles in the larger defensive war after his migration to Madinah […]
God, if you’re listening … My mum, of course, has instructed me to pray for a husband as I make my first hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca required of every Muslim. Also: the health of her best friend and the release, from jail in Egypt, of the son of my aunt’s […]
Makkah: Saudi Arabia has begun issuing Haj pilgrims with identification bracelets one year after a stampede killed around 2,300 people. The bracelets are a reassurance to some pilgrims. Public statements and Saudi press reports show that changes have been made after last year’s crush to prevent overcrowding even though no […]
Source: The Guardian As the hajj begins once again, Saudi artist Ahmed Mater has revealed unprecedented changes to the holy city – from flashy new hotels to the loss of […]
Each bracelet carries a bar code readable by smartphone. It indicates the pilgrim’s identity, nationality, place of lodging in Mecca, as well as other information, the vice secretary of the ministry of hajj and umrah, Issa Rawas, told AFP. Close to two million pilgrims have converged on western Saudi Arabia […]
Reuters International SEP 9, 2016 – Muslim pilgrims pray during Friday prayers at the Grand mosque in Mecca September 9, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (reuters_tickers) By Dahlia Nehme MECCA (Reuters) – Construction projects to expand capacity at Mecca’s Grand Mosque and other Islamic holy sites will be completed in about […]
Source: The New York Times By BEN HUBBARD BEIRUT, Lebanon — As Muslims from around the world head toward Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia and Iran have […]
Source: The Guardian A year after the worst hajj disaster in a generation, Saudi Arabia is issuing pilgrims with electronic bracelets and using more surveillance cameras to avoid a repeat […]
Source: Arab News IN this life people are usually aware of two kinds of journeys; those made to earn a livelihood and those undertaken for pleasure and sightseeing. The Haj […]
Source: World Religion News THIS INFOGRAPHIC GIVES A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE HAJJ. This comprehensive infographic from Fairmont features the Hajj, an annual pilgrimage […]
Source: The New York Times In the days before rapid sea or air travel, it could take months to travel to Mecca. The spiritual heart of Islam lay far from […]
Source: CNN Updated May 26, 2016 By Tuqa Khalid, CNN Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN): It is Islam’s holiest shrine — and for a few moments on Friday, it will […]
Source: Huffington Post By Zoha Qamar Student at Columbia University The black silk was cold and soft. The protruding layers of thread that spelt out “Allah” in neat Arabic curls absorbed the tears and prayers sprayed at the cloth’s delicate font, while still reflecting the flood of light that shone from […]
Source: The Washington Post It came as a victory to many in the Muslim community when a Maryland school district decided to shift its calendar so that students would be […]
Source: The Guardian “The situation was one of sheer hopelessness,” says Sajjad Shah from Pakistan. “Those who could afford to stay and search for their dead loved ones did so. […]
Global Affairs DECEMBER 12, 2015 | (Stratfor) By Anisa Mehdi As the world reacts to the host of Islamic State terrorist attacks that brought tragedy and death to Paris, Muslim scholars, clerics and lay people alike are speaking up about the troubles within the house of Islam. They are asserting, as […]
ARAB NEWS Published — Tuesday 8 December 2015 JEDDAH: Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar confirmed that the number of Umrah performers is expected to be consistent with the policy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which allows Muslims from all over the world to perform the pilgrimage. In an exclusive interview, […]
Source: Huffington Post By Gary Laderman; Chair of the Department of Religion, Emory University and Editor of Sacred Matters Magazine It’s not easy being chair of a religion department. August is […]
Epigraph: So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable. (Al Quran 87:10) By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor Happy Eid Mubarak and Hajj to all our Muslim readers, from the whole […]
Mail Online: Tears flowed and prayers filled the air as some 2 million Muslims completed the annual pilgrimage to Arafat Elderly pilgrims sat in wheelchairs, babies in prams, and others […]